diff --git a/paraview.spec b/paraview.spec
index e4bb593..1475169 100644
--- a/paraview.spec
+++ b/paraview.spec
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 Name:           paraview
 Version:        %{pv_majmin}.%{pv_patch}
-Release:        3%{?relsuf}%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?relsuf}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Parallel visualization application
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -251,9 +251,11 @@ Provides: bundled(xdmf2)
 # -DPARAVIEW_USE_EXTERNAL_VTK:BOOL=ON \\\
 # -DVTK_DIR=%%{_libdir}/vtk \\\
 
+# Add -DOMPI_SKIP_MPICXX to work around issue with MPI linkage and exodus
+# https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/20060
 %global paraview_cmake_options \\\
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \\\
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO:STRING="-DNDEBUG" \\\
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO:STRING="-DNDEBUG -DOMPI_SKIP_MPICXX" \\\
         -DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=GLVND \\\
         -DPARAVIEW_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \\\
         -DPARAVIEW_VERSIONED_INSTALL:BOOL=OFF \\\
@@ -727,6 +729,9 @@ update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Nov  1 2020 Orion Poplawski <orion@nwra.com> - 5.8.1-4
+- Add -DOMPI_SKIP_MPICXX to work around Exodus II MPI linkage issue (bz#1892171)
+
 * Sat Oct 31 2020 Orion Poplawski <orion@nwra.com> - 5.8.1-3
 - Add patch to fix build with newer freetype